RFV

The following information has failedWiktionary's verification process.

Failure to be verified means that insufficient eligible citations of this usage have been found, and the entry therefore does not meet Wiktionary inclusion criteria at the present time. We have archived here the disputed information, the verification discussion, and any documentation gathered so far, pending further evidence.
Do not re-add this information to the article without also submitting proof that it meetsWiktionary's criteria for inclusion.

The fantasy sense: "A part-bird, part-human creature." Seems to be restricted to a set of games.Dmcdevit·t07:39, 19 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

No, it actually is used across the genre of fantasy and also science-fiction. --EncycloPetey20:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

True, but the sense varies; inStar Trek: Enterprise, for example, Avians are an alien race. Also, I'm not sure why, but there's a non-F&SF use of the noun to refer to birds (see e.g.b.g.c:"avians" for a range of uses). I think we should simply have four senses, two adjective and two noun: "Pertaining to birds"; "Pertaining to bird-like or flying creatures"; "A bird"; "A bird-like or flying creature". I don't think there's more information we can give without delving into the details of specific fictional universes. —Ruakh_TALK21:12, 20 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Agreed. The sci-fi/fantasy usages are really an extension of the "bird-like" definition. --EncycloPetey22:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

RFV failed. Additional senses added as discussed here. —Ruakh_TALK20:37, 9 September 2007 (UTC)Reply